Dibromoacetic acid
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Dibromoacetic acid, one of the group of five haloacetic acids regulated by federal standards, is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Haloacetic acids and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.
112
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
48
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2014 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
2017 | 0.256 ppb | 16 | 3 | ND - 1.44 ppb |
2018 | 1.23 ppb | 16 | 13 | ND - 2.90 ppb |
2019 | 1.04 ppb | 32 | 32 | 0.511 ppb - 1.52 ppb |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
EWG Health Guideline 0.04 ppb
The EWG Health Guideline of 0.04 ppb for dibromoacetic acid was defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG and represents a on-in-a-million lifetime cancer risk level. This health guideline protects against cancer.
ppb = parts per billion
All test results
Date | Lab ID | Result |
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2014-02-17 | 1402703-001B | ND |
2014-02-17 | 1402703-002B | ND |
2014-02-17 | 1402703-003B | ND |
2014-02-17 | 1402703-004B | ND |
2014-05-19 | 1405990-001B | ND |
2014-05-19 | 1405990-002B | ND |
2014-05-19 | 1405990-003B | ND |
2014-05-19 | 1405990-004B | ND |
2014-08-18 | 1408989-001B | ND |
2014-08-18 | 1408989-002B | ND |
2014-08-18 | 1408989-003B | ND |
2014-08-18 | 1408989-004B | ND |
2014-11-17 | 1411938-001B | ND |
2014-11-17 | 1411938-002B | ND |
2014-11-17 | 1411938-003B | ND |
2014-11-17 | 1411938-004B | ND |
2015-02-16 | 1502956-001B | ND |
2015-02-16 | 1502956-002B | ND |
2015-02-16 | 1502956-003B | ND |
2015-02-16 | 1502956-004B | ND |
2015-05-18 | 1505D58-001B | ND |
2015-05-18 | 1505D58-002B | ND |
2015-05-18 | 1505D58-003B | ND |
2015-05-18 | 1505D58-004B | ND |
2015-08-17 | 1508D46-001B | ND |
2015-08-17 | 1508D46-002B | ND |
2015-08-17 | 1508D46-003B | ND |
2015-08-17 | 1508D46-004B | ND |
2015-11-17 | 1511C59-001B | ND |
2015-11-17 | 1511C59-002B | ND |
2015-11-17 | 1511C59-003B | ND |
2015-11-17 | 1511C59-004B | ND |
2016-02-15 | 1602940-001B | ND |
2016-02-15 | 1602940-002B | ND |
2016-02-15 | 1602940-003B | ND |
2016-02-15 | 1602940-004B | ND |
2016-05-16 | 1605B85-001B | ND |
2016-05-16 | 1605B85-002B | ND |
2016-05-16 | 1605B85-003B | ND |
2016-05-16 | 1605B85-004B | ND |
2016-08-15 | 1608C61-001B | ND |
2016-08-15 | 1608C61-002B | ND |
2016-08-15 | 1608C61-003B | ND |
2016-08-15 | 1608C61-004B | ND |
2016-11-21 | 1611F05-001B | ND |
2016-11-21 | 1611F05-002B | ND |
2016-11-21 | 1611F05-003B | ND |
2016-11-21 | 1611F05-004B | ND |
2017-02-20 | 1702D82-001B | ND |
2017-02-20 | 1702D82-002B | ND |
2017-02-20 | 1702D82-003B | ND |
2017-02-20 | 1702D82-004B | ND |
2017-05-15 | 1705B12-001B | ND |
2017-05-15 | 1705B12-002B | ND |
2017-05-15 | 1705B12-003B | ND |
2017-05-15 | 1705B12-004B | ND |
2017-08-21 | 1708H99-001B | ND |
2017-08-21 | 1708H99-002B | ND |
2017-08-21 | 1708H99-003B | ND |
2017-08-21 | 1708H99-004B | ND |
2017-11-20 | 1711E85-001B | 1.32 ppb |
2017-11-20 | 1711E85-002B | 1.34 ppb |
2017-11-20 | 1711E85-003B | ND |
2017-11-20 | 1711E85-004B | 1.44 ppb |
2018-02-19 | 1802B27-001B | 1.96 ppb |
2018-02-19 | 1802B27-002B | 1.61 ppb |
2018-02-19 | 1802B27-003B | 1.48 ppb |
2018-02-19 | 1802B27-004B | 1.85 ppb |
2018-05-21 | 1805G72-001B | 1.80 ppb |
2018-05-21 | 1805G72-002B | 1.84 ppb |
2018-05-21 | 1805G72-003B | 0.833 ppb |
2018-05-21 | 1805G72-004B | 1.75 ppb |
2018-08-20 | 1808G71-001B | ND |
2018-08-20 | 1808G71-002B | ND |
2018-08-20 | 1808G71-003B | ND |
2018-08-20 | 1808G71-004B | 2.90 ppb |
2018-11-19 | 1811E12-001B | 0.930 ppb |
2018-11-19 | 1811E12-002B | 0.992 ppb |
2018-11-19 | 1811E12-003B | 0.870 ppb |
2018-11-19 | 1811E12-004B | 0.921 ppb |
2019-02-18 | 1902A74-001B | 1.17 ppb |
2019-02-18 | 1902A74-002B | 1.10 ppb |
2019-02-18 | 1902A74-003B | 1.22 ppb |
2019-02-18 | 1902A74-004B | 1.32 ppb |
2019-02-18 | 1902A74-005B | 1.10 ppb |
2019-02-18 | 1902A74-006B | 1.06 ppb |
2019-02-18 | 1902A74-007B | 1.11 ppb |
2019-02-18 | 1902A74-008B | 1.28 ppb |
2019-05-20 | 1905E78-001B | 1.33 ppb |
2019-05-20 | 1905E78-002B | 1.48 ppb |
2019-05-20 | 1905E78-003B | 1.26 ppb |
2019-05-20 | 1905E78-004B | 1.51 ppb |
2019-05-20 | 1905E78-005B | 1.52 ppb |
2019-05-20 | 1905E78-006B | 1.37 ppb |
2019-05-20 | 1905E78-007B | 1.26 ppb |
2019-05-20 | 1905E78-008B | 1.24 ppb |
2019-08-19 | 1908E56-001B | 0.511 ppb |
2019-08-19 | 1908E56-002B | 0.818 ppb |
2019-08-19 | 1908E56-003B | 0.884 ppb |
2019-08-19 | 1908E56-004B | 0.533 ppb |
2019-08-19 | 1908E56-005B | 0.642 ppb |
2019-08-19 | 1908E56-006B | 0.808 ppb |
2019-08-19 | 1908E56-007B | 0.593 ppb |
2019-08-26 | 1908E62-001B | 0.921 ppb |
2019-11-18 | 1911C46-001B | 0.803 ppb |
2019-11-18 | 1911C46-002B | 0.968 ppb |
2019-11-18 | 1911C46-003B | 0.936 ppb |
2019-11-18 | 1911C46-004B | 0.909 ppb |
2019-11-18 | 1911C46-005B | 0.519 ppb |
2019-11-18 | 1911C46-006B | 1.18 ppb |
2019-11-18 | 1911C46-007B | 0.946 ppb |
2019-11-18 | 1911C46-008B | 1.04 ppb |